Bio_Moses_Olayemi

About

Dr. Mo's background is in Chemical Engineering and Engineering Education. He loves teaching and cultivating opportunities for deep, exciting, yet insightful reflections in his classroom. He supervises a lot of research at OU, usually revolving around culturally relevant engineering education, STEM education in resource-limited contexts, instrument development, study abroad outcomes and processes, and interdisciplinary research. 

Courses Taugh

ENGR 1413 - Engineering Thinking

ENGR 1421 - Engineering Design in Action

ENGR 2002 - Proffesional Developement

Publications/academic works/Research Interests:

Journal Papers:

• Feyijimi, T., Dansu, V., Osunbunmi, I., Elesemoyo, O., Apata, O., Oyeniran, D., Olayemi, M., (In review). Ubuntu-Ẹ̀kọ́ Framework: A Four-Pillared Critical-Cultural-Contextual-Communal Model for Cultivating, Educating, and Enhancing an AI-Ready African Workforce. Computers and Education Open
• Adeniranye, D., Dansu, V., Olayemi, M., (In review). Beyond Community Cultural Wealth: Diasporic Cultural Capital in a Nigerian Engineering Student's Cross-National Transitions. Studies in Engineering Education
• Olayemi, M., Tucker, M., Choul, M., Purekal, T., Benitez, A., Wheaton, W., & DeBoer, J. (2021). Creating a tool to measure Children's Well-being: A PSS Intervention in South Sudan. Journal on Education in Emergencies 7(2): 104-51. https://doi.org/10.33682/rhqb-fy8u

Conference Papers:

• Salau, D., Osho, E., Omowunmi Adewumi, O., & Olayemi, M., (2025). Enhancing Engineering Education Through Reflective Practice in a Public University in Nigeria. Proceedings from the International Research Symposium on Problem-Based Learning (IRSPBL), Cape Town, South Africa. https://doi.org/10.54337/irspbl-11111  
• Musa, T. A., Osunbunmi, I.S., Olayemi, M., Omodele, A. A. E., Brijmohan, Y., Domfang, M., C., Kwuimy, C., Bolu, C. A., Ihenacho, G., Dada, J. O., Nwobodo-Nzeribe, N. H., Anyaegbuna, B., Obiazi, A. M., Elrayah, A. A. I., Okojie, D., Moloisane, R. J., Katende. J., (2025). “From Brain Drain to Brain Circulation: Harnessing Faculty Mobility for Sustainable Engineering Education in Africa.” 2025 World Engineering Education Forum - Global Engineering Deans Council (WEEF-GEDC), Daegu, Republic of Korea. https://doi.org/10.1109/WEEF-GEDC66748.2025.11256394  
• Mosobalaje, O. O., & Olayemi, M., (2025). The Design of a Professional Development Program for Petroleum Engineering Educators Towards Integrating Data Analytics and Machine Learning into Petroleum Engineering Curriculum [Work-in-Progress]. 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--57453      
• Pleasants, J., Olayemi, M., Abbott, B., & Vadjunec, J., (2025). “Engineering Just Futures: Preparing Undergraduate Engineers to Integrate Technical, Sociocultural, and Environmental Perspectives [Work-in-Progress].” 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--56385  
• Prigmore, S. M., Olayemi, M. (2024). "Public Perception of Cement Industry Decarbonization: A Case Study of Oklahoma." DOI: 10.18260/1-2-115-49365. https://peer.asee.org/49365  
• Olatunde, M. O., Olayemi, M. (2024). "A Framework for Introducing Data Analytics and Machine Learning to Petroleum Engineering Undergraduates." Society of Professional Engineers DOI: 10.2118/221744-MS. https://doi.org/10.2118/221744-MS  
• Kittur, J., Olayemi, M., Harvey, T. A., Taffe, H. (2024). "Examining the Motivations, Sense of Belonging, and Engineering Self-Efficacy of First-Year Engineering Students through Community-Partnered Projects.", American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) DOI: 10.18260/1-2--47377. https://peer.asee.org/47377 .
• Olayemi, M., Adeniranye, D., Dansu, V., Arigye, J., Benjamin, M., Babalola, I. P. (2024). "Initiating and sustaining international ethnic engineering education scholarly communities in the United States.", Comparative and International Education Society (CIES 2024).

Impact Evaluation Report:

• Benitez, A., Purekal, T., DeBoer, J., Olayemi, M., Tucker, M., Kassami, N., Choul, M., MacFarlane, R., Priyanka, B., Yuehwern, Y., Akwero, C, O., Batheng, B. R., Victor, G., Chunyua, G., Ssentongo, J., Tumuhamye, N., Marious, S., Sukhada, S. J., & Utkuhan, G. (2020). Impact Evaluation of Psychosocial Support on Children’s Well-being, Literacy, and Math Outcomes in the Integrated Essential Emergency Education Services Activity in South Sudan. LASER PULSE.